Melanergon vidua

Melanergon vidua
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Eupterotidae
Genus: Melanergon
Bethune-Baker, 1904
Species: M. vidua
Binomial name
Melanergon vidua
(Walker, 1865)
Synonyms
  • Cotana vidua Walker, 1865
  • Melanergon proserpina Bethune-Baker, 1904
  • Melanergon vidua louisiadensis Rothschild, 1917
  • Melanergon vidua fergussonis Rothschild, 1917

Melanergon vidua is a moth in the Eupterotidae family. It was described by Walker in 1865.[1] It is found in New Guinea.[2]

The wingspan 70 mm. The fore- and hindwings are black and covered with black hairs. There is a broad diaphanous postmedial band through both wings.[3]

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